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Muscle paralysis
Muscle paralysis is a clinical finding where one is unable to move one or more muscles.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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Name of jungle drug for muscle paralysis?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Muscle paralysis?
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A 47-year old asked:
Does botulism cause muscle paralysis?
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A 34-year old asked:
How will botulism cause muscle paralysis?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is effect of numbing injections muscle paralysis?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why must a spinal cord injury be followed by muscle paralysis?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Got spasm in depressor labii muscle after facial paralysis 15 months. Is there surgery such as selective myectomy to treat this aside from Botox?
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A 34-year old asked:
Sleeping paralysis and muscle jerking. Seems contradictory. How does that work?
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A 40-year old asked:
What viruses cause paralysis of muscles?
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A 34-year old asked:
Paralysis of which muscle would make someone unable to flex the thigh?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Finally got my diagnosis. I have an injury to LTN with paralysis of Serratus anterior muscle. It has been nearly 3 yrs. Is it possible to recover?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do your muscles get really tense during sleep paralysis?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can bells palsy be forehead sparing? I have facial paralysis that seems to only affect the zygomaticus muscles. I had an MRI and it was clear. I was on steroids for two weeks, its been a month and I see no improvement. Will this go away?
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A 56-year old female asked:
What muscle or muscles keep the lower portion of your nose firm? After the bone stops? Will facial paralysis cause complete collapse eventually?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Bumped head yesterday and it kind of hurt my neck. Its been about 40 hours. Scared of paralysis. Neck muscles are very tense. Panic attacks all day.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can a bad pubis symphysis adjustment (resulting in constant muscle burning, fatigue, etc) cause permanent paralysis? Do I need a readjustment to fix?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Have herniated disc in my thorasic area and lumbar too.lately have a leg muscle weakness.walking but feel fatigued.can this weakness sign of paralysis?
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A 36-year old asked:
Are there any exercises to work the muscles on one side of the face if you had bell's palsy?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I had bell's palsy nearly 10 years ago with approx. 85% strength regained... Is it still possible to work on the muscles to get a symmetrical smile?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have cerebal palsy and i've been getting these terrible frights and i wonder if baclofen can help me to relax my muscles & then deduce these fights?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can palsy (like facial palsy which can cause the muscles on one side of the face to go limp) be inherited?
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A 21-year old asked:
Is muscle atrophy a concern with bell's palsy?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Muscles tender to touch. Was on Presidone for 2 weeks for Bell's palsy. Could it be from bell's or Presidone?
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A 32-year old asked:
What activities can I do to work out if I have cerebral palsy and low muscle tone?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I am experiencing muscle twitches lasting a few seconds on the left side of my lower face. Could this possibly be a mild form of bell's palsy?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have Bell's palsy and it started yesterday. Now, I lost control to my left side of face muscles and I can't taste any food. I am taking Aciclovir and Neurobase forte. How long will I recover?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is there any mouth care for difficulty in mastication secondary to weakness of facial muscles of bells palsy?
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A 24-year old male asked:
How do you treat cerebral palsy, If physical therapy isnt relaxing the muscles or giving any relief to pain experienced?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can I could to improve fine motor skills, muscle tone in cerebral palsy?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I came down with a mild case of bells palsy 5 days postpartum. I'm on valtrex (valacyclovir) 500mg I'm getting headaches is it normal? My muscles are starting to mov
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